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Your Opinion on 8x10's
- Thread starter EvolLove13
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I've owned and gigged a bunch of 810s - IME/IMO:
If you're looking for "old school" tone - alot of mids, not really alot of highs or deep lows - Berg's NV610 or Ampeg's SVT810e are great ways to go...
If you're wanting a more modern sound - a cab that goes higher and deeper in low end - than the above cabs - Mesa's PH810 is king, with SWR's Megoliath a close 2nd...
- georgestrings
If you're looking for "old school" tone - alot of mids, not really alot of highs or deep lows - Berg's NV610 or Ampeg's SVT810e are great ways to go...
If you're wanting a more modern sound - a cab that goes higher and deeper in low end - than the above cabs - Mesa's PH810 is king, with SWR's Megoliath a close 2nd...
- georgestrings
turned off by 810s due to dudes using them in tiny townie bars, student art galleries, and people's houses in ohio where a 115 would be easily adequate, i have good luck with two 115s, if we end up playing a huge outdoor show i'd love to use an 810, otherwise not so much, i get kind of physically ill if the music approaches the volume of a jet
I agree with this too, I got rid of my 810 because it was actually more then I needed and also got to be a pain to load in and out when a simple 410 would do justice for me. Besides most 810's are really needed with larger venues or gigs and you would think that those PA/DI'ed support would be a given however not always I suppose.
To answer the OP's question..... My opinion on 8x10 cabs is that they are too big and heavy. Also, there are smaller cabs that can sound as good, be as loud/louder, etc.
No point throwing around names, but a few mentioned by others in this thread would be a few good recommendations.
No disrespect to anyone that currently uses an 810 (I used an Ampeg fridge for years), but I personally won't lug around another 165lb cab as there ARE smaller footprint choices (there really weren't until only the last decade or so IME).
No point throwing around names, but a few mentioned by others in this thread would be a few good recommendations.
No disrespect to anyone that currently uses an 810 (I used an Ampeg fridge for years), but I personally won't lug around another 165lb cab as there ARE smaller footprint choices (there really weren't until only the last decade or so IME).
I have a Traynor TC810 that sounds awfully good. Never AB'd next to an Ampeg tho. Got it to go with my YBA3 because I gave up on locating and refitting a Big Ben YC810 to match the era of the YBA3.
Nice metal grill. Glides on the back. Lower side handles, dual top handles moves easily. Doesn't do stairs any better than the Ampeg fridge
Nice metal grill. Glides on the back. Lower side handles, dual top handles moves easily. Doesn't do stairs any better than the Ampeg fridge
This.
While some of the others use 810's, many of us have figured out that a well designed 610 (or 4x12) sealed cabinet can easily outdistance the original 810's and still be used in a stadium if needed.
And we're simply trying to help the OP based on our collective experience (and back aches, storage problems, etc)
Brett, when I owned your V8 I used it with lots of configs. Trace 410 and 115, an Ampig 810e or a Bergantino 610.
FWIW the Berg, by far, sounded the best.
FWIW the Berg, by far, sounded the best.
Wow, what a bunch of wussies!
All amps come with volume knobs, so that's a non-issue. If someone uses an 810 and they're too loud, blame them, not the cab. Don't want to make the schlep? I get that. I don't mind it most of the time. I'm still pretty able-bodied and plan to stay that way for a good while longer. But calm down with the judgment. There's a reason a lot of folks still love the 810, and it isn't because they never heard of small cabs.
All amps come with volume knobs, so that's a non-issue. If someone uses an 810 and they're too loud, blame them, not the cab. Don't want to make the schlep? I get that. I don't mind it most of the time. I'm still pretty able-bodied and plan to stay that way for a good while longer. But calm down with the judgment. There's a reason a lot of folks still love the 810, and it isn't because they never heard of small cabs.
Wow, what a bunch of wussies!
All amps come with volume knobs, so that's a non-issue. If someone uses an 810 and they're too loud, blame them, not the cab. Don't want to make the schlep? I get that. I don't mind it most of the time. I'm still pretty able-bodied and plan to stay that way for a good while longer. But calm down with the judgment. There's a reason a lot of folks still love the 810, and it isn't because they never heard of small cabs.
Yup exactly. I've played cabs that go lower, higher, more transparent, lighter and all the other characteristics that make a cab "better". For some reason i couldn't get the sound i like so i stick with my Legend B810 loaded 70s ampeg 810. The 810 gives me the volume and tone i want, yet people still try to convince me that I'm doing it wrong.
Ya, well they need to shut their pieholes in my presence! If people come to see me and they don't like it, I'll be happy to show them the door.
SWR Megoliath is the biggest cab I've ever heard in my life. If massive lows are your thing it delivers and looks shiny.
I've actually been in situations where the cab was just too efficient/loud to simply turn down. I used to play this one gig where my stage volume was too loud, even with the Volume on 1. I'd be overpowering the FOH. It was the one and only instance in which I'd use the active input pad on an amp; although I was using it to bring the volume down to a more manageable level rather than preventing clipping at the input.
You know, I've been playing about 40 years, 36 of them pro, and that has never once happened. Maybe I got lucky or something, but I've always been able to turn down my volume to something relatively inaudible with an 810. Even with Bowzer, who hates to hear any bass.
No highs, no lows... Must be bos... No an 8x10. As an ex-SVT guy, I suspect that what many player love about the 8x10 is that the top set of 10's is 4 feet up toward their ears... Great for monitoring but... You can get the same from a 4 x10 and a tray stand.
Personally a 12.6 and 12.sub kicks booty... No need for an 8x10 overhere...
Personally a 12.6 and 12.sub kicks booty... No need for an 8x10 overhere...
Put out a little more than an 810? Yeah, probably a little more. Bury it? No way. I've seen people on here claim that the 15/6 buries the 810 and they're full of it, and even the guys who design and build them won't claim that. The 1515/66, OTOH, probably does move a little more air. But it's not a huge difference...certainly not enough to bury the 810.
Again, the OP is asking about 810s not 112s. Its great that a couple of112s works for you but suggesting to someone looking for an 810 is ridiculous. People suggesting 215s, 610s and 412s i can kind of understand. But this....are we really going there TB?
